Photo: David Fulmer from Pittsburgh Uploaded by scillystuff · CC BY 2.0At 0.5%, unemployment in Buffalo Township is lower than in 97% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Buffalo Township are A for jobs and income and C for walkability. Measured by household income, Buffalo Township is ahead of 76% of U.S. towns. About one in ten work in Buffalo Township; the top destination outside it is Pittsburgh (12%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Buffalo Township, in a few figures
Buffalo Township makes and builds things
41% of the jobs based in Buffalo Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Buffalo Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 19%. The jobs ↓
Buffalo Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Buffalo Township is Pittsburgh, 22 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (428) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Buffalo Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Buffalo Township is better than 93% of U.S. towns, #99 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 66% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Buffalo Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
In Buffalo Township, 41% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
2,384 jobs are based in Buffalo Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Buffalo Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,182 → 2,384. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Buffalo Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Buffalo Township’s workers travel
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Who works in Buffalo Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 3,312 residents head out to work, 310 work right here, and 2,074 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,000 people are in Buffalo Township on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.66 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Buffalo Township ends
Where Buffalo Township clocks in
12% of workers
4% of workers
3% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
About 27 minutes to work from Buffalo Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Buffalo Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,190 commuters (the 15% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Getting around Buffalo Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Buffalo Township is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns, #808 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,750 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.1% of Buffalo Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Buffalo Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Buffalo Township is 298th among 3,034 U.S. towns of 5,700 to 11,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 51 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 59 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 296 | South Londonderry Township PA | 8,940 | $112K | 6.3% | 1.3% | 4% | A |
| 297 | Upper Milford Township PA | 8,254 | $110K | 3.5% | 2.9% | 6% | A |
| 298 | Buffalo Township PA | 8,214 | $100K | 4.1% | 0.5% | 9% | A |
| 299 | Rockwood VA | 10,010 | $98K | 4.7% | 2.2% | 1% | A |
| 300 | Crosby Township OH | 6,270 | $124K | 5.9% | 1.6% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,034 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Buffalo Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Around Buffalo Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Clinton Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Buffalo Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Township | – | A | C | 27 min | $99,635 |
| Freeport | under 2% | C− | A− | 22 min | $48,843 |
| Fawn Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 30 min | $87,674 |
| Winfield Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 26 min | $91,488 |
| Clinton Township | 3% | A− | D− | 24 min | $84,839 |
| Harrison Township | 3% | B | A | 24 min | $66,316 |
| South Buffalo Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 32 min | $93,241 |
| Allegheny Township | under 2% | B | C+ | 33 min | $79,894 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Buffalo Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Buffalo Township: questions
What is the median household income in Buffalo Township?
$99,635 (±$20,466) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Buffalo Township?
4.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Buffalo Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Buffalo Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (12%, 22 mi), O'Hara Township (4%, 16 mi), Harrison Township (3%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Buffalo Township walkable?
Buffalo Township is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.6 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Buffalo Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Buffalo Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Buffalo Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.